<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="Windows-1252">
<title>!DOCTYPE</title>
<style>@import url(coUA.css);</style>
</HEAD>

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<h3><a name="tags2_0001000101000200"></a>!DOCTYPE </h3>
<p>
&lt;<b>!DOCTYPE&gt;</b><BR></p>
<p>
Specifies the DTD the document corresponds to. </p>
Different versions may be used depending on the level of compatibility the author wishes to indicate. In the examples below, the first indicates compatibility with the HTML 3.2 DTD; the second indicates a strict adherence to the HTML 4.0 DTD. <P>
<b>Examples</b></p>
<p>
&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN&quot;&gt;</p>
<p>
&lt;&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Strict//EN&quot;&gt;</p>
<p>
&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Strict//EN&quot;&gt;</p>
</BODY>
</HTML>
